如果您担心气候变化，请选择这些美国的最佳居住地

哪些地方最能适应气候变化？
Which places are most resilient to climate change?

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可能没有一个人可以去避免全球气候变化的影响，但有些地方的位置比其他地方更好，并为破纪录的气温、海平面上升和自然灾害恶化做好了准备。美国环境保护署建立了气候弹性筛选指数来衡量一个地方抵御气象事件和自然灾害的能力，并于 2020 年 8 月发布了最新报告。 EPA 计算了美国每个县的 CRSI 分数根据五个类别对每个社区的复原力进行评级：风险、治理、社会、建筑环境和自然环境。为了根据美国环保署的数据（不包括波多黎各圣胡安）确定美国新闻最佳居住地排名中的 150 个都市区中哪些最有弹性，我们对构成给定都市区的所有县的得分进行了平均。如果您担心气候变化，请继续阅读以了解应该考虑住在哪些地方。
There may be no place a person can go to avoid the effects of a changing global climate, but some places are better located and prepared for record-breaking temperatures, rising sea levels and worsening natural disasters than others. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established the Climate Resilience Screening Index to measure a place’s ability to withstand and recover from meteorological events and natural disasters, and the most recent report was published in August 2020. The EPA calculated CRSI scores for every county in the U.S. by rating each community for resilience based on five categories: risk, governance, society, built environment and natural environment. To determine which of the 150 metro areas on the U.S. News Best Places to Live ranking are the most resilient based on the EPA data (excluding San Juan, Puerto Rico), we averaged the scores of all counties that make up the given metro areas. Read on to discover which places to consider living in if you’re worried about climate change.

20. 弗吉尼亚州里士满
Richmond, Virginia
2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：50
都市人口：1,269,530
房屋中位数价格：$348,232
平均年薪：$52,620
CRSI 评分：4.98
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 50
Metro Population: 1,269,530
Median Home Price: $348,232
Average Annual Salary: $52,620
CRSI Score: 4.98

由于位于海岸内陆，里士满遭受重大气候事件造成破坏的风险较低，尤其是与弗吉尼亚州诺福克和哥伦比亚特区相比，这两个地区都遭受海岸和河流的洪水问题。尽管如此，里士满仍面临热浪和暴雨。该地区积极的保护工作和城市周围更多的自然环境有助于提高列治文面对气候变化的弹性，尽管其 CRSI 得分从 2017 年的 6.53 下降到 2020 年的 4.98。
Richmond is at a reduced risk of damage caused by major climate events due to its location inland from the coast, especially compared to Norfolk, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, which both endure flooding issues from the coast and rivers. Still, Richmond faces heat waves and heavy rainfall. Active conservation efforts in the area and a greater amount of natural environment surrounding the city help to increase Richmond's resiliency in the face of climate change, though its CRSI score dropped from 6.53 in 2017 to 4.98 in 2020.


19.加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺
Fresno, California

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：136
都市人口：984,521
房屋中位数价格：$368,850
平均年薪：$48,840
CRSI 评分：5.01
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 136
Metro Population: 984,521
Median Home Price: $368,850
Average Annual Salary: $48,840
CRSI Score: 5.01

据美国环保署称，弗雷斯诺是加州内陆都会区，气候变化事件造成大规模破坏的风险很小。当地的基础设施，从公用事业和道路到住宅建设，似乎也更有能力应对气温上升等气候变化事件。随着气候问题的加剧，弗雷斯诺可通往大型高速公路和多个主要机场，使其成为其都市区范围之外的一个有吸引力的地方。
Fresno is an inland California metro area, with little risk for climate change events to cause large-scale devastation, according to the EPA. The local infrastructure, from utilities and roads to home construction, also appears to be better equipped to handle climate change events like rising temperatures. Fresno’s access to large highways and multiple major airports beyond the confines of its own metro area also make it an attractive place as climate issues grow.

18.密歇根州大急流城
Grand Rapids, Michigan

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：34
都市人口：1,062,392
房屋中位数价格：$296,730
平均年薪：$47,010
CRSI 评分：5.02
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 34
Metro Population: 1,062,392
Median Home Price: $296,730
Average Annual Salary: $47,010
CRSI Score: 5.02

美国环保署指出，与距离汽车不到 200 英里的芝加哥一样，大急流城已经经历了气温升高、洪水泛滥、侵蚀和过度降雨造成的基础设施损坏。然而，与城市本身相比，构成大急流城都会区的周边县涉及的建筑环境较少，风险也较低。在大多数情况下，构成大急流城地区的县看到了平均或更高水平的地方政府参与，以帮助减少气候影响并更好地为不断变化的条件做好准备。
The EPA notes that like Chicago, located less than 200 miles away by car, Grand Rapids is already experiencing rising temperatures and flooding, erosion and infrastructure damage from excessive rain. However, surrounding counties that make up the Grand Rapids metro area involve less of a built environment and lower risk than the city itself may pose. For the most part, the counties that make up the Grand Rapids area see average or higher levels of local government involvement to help reduce climate impact and better prepare for changing conditions.

17. 马里兰州索尔兹伯里
Salisbury, Maryland
2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：95
都市人口：404,417
房屋中位数价格：$244,000
平均年薪：$44,020
CRSI 评分：5.06
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 95
Metro Population: 404,417
Median Home Price: $244,000
Average Annual Salary: $44,020
CRSI Score: 5.06

索尔兹伯里都市区位于马里兰州的东海岸，被切萨皮克湾与该州其他地区隔开，由马里兰州和特拉华州的县组成，到达海湾沿岸和大西洋沿岸的地方。沿海地区自然面临海平面上升的风险，但马里兰半岛大部分地区仍未开发的事实有助于提高索尔兹伯里都市区抵御不断变化的条件的能力。
Located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, separated from the rest of the state by the Chesapeake Bay, the Salisbury metro area is made up of counties in both Maryland and Delaware, reaching spots along the bay as well as those on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Coastal areas are naturally at risk of rising sea levels, but the fact that much of Maryland’s peninsula remains undeveloped helps to increase the Salisbury metro area’s ability to withstand changing conditions.

16. 威斯康星州麦迪逊
Madison, Wisconsin

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：16
都市人口：653,725
房屋中位数价格：$348,940
平均年薪：$54,300
CRSI 评分：5.11
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 16
Metro Population: 653,725
Median Home Price: $348,940
Average Annual Salary: $54,300
CRSI Score: 5.11

麦迪逊位于五大湖州内，包括伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、俄亥俄州和威斯康星州。随着气候变化，这些州面临的最大威胁包括极端降雨、洪水和极端高温，周期性干旱也构成潜在问题。然而，在麦迪逊都市区，多样化的人口、健康的自然环境和积极致力于自然资源保护的地方政府抵消了许多县面临的相当高的风险。
Madison is located within the Great Lakes states, which include Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The biggest threats these states face as the climate changes include extreme rainfall, flooding and extreme heat, with periodic drought also posing a potential problem. In the Madison metro area, however, diverse populations, a healthy natural environment and an active local government working on natural resource conservation offset the fairly high risk many of the counties face.


15. 密苏里州堪萨斯城
Kansas City, Missouri

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：57
都市人口：2,124,518
房屋中位数价格：$332,029
平均年薪：$51,630
CRSI 评分：5.21
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 57
Metro Population: 2,124,518
Median Home Price: $332,029
Average Annual Salary: $51,630
CRSI Score: 5.21

堪萨斯城都市区位于堪萨斯州和密苏里州的交界处，面临气温上升的风险，这可能会威胁到未来的水和能源供应。然而，该地区的农业性质也意味着堪萨斯城都市区和郊区以外的县对基础设施的威胁程度较低，尽管粗放式农业也减少了人类未接触过的自然环境的数量。 EPA 报告说，该地区由爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、密苏里州和内布拉斯加州组成的最协调一致的努力集中在确保水的供应上。
Located on the border of Kansas and Missouri, the Kansas City metro area is at risk of rising temperatures, which can threaten water and energy supplies in the future. However, the agricultural nature of the region also means that the counties in the Kansas City metro area outside the immediate city and suburbs have a lower level of threat to infrastructure, though extensive farming also reduces the amount of natural environment untouched by humans. The EPA reports that the most concerted efforts in the region, made up of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, are focused on ensuring the availability of water.

14. 俄勒冈州塞勒姆
Salem, Oregon

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：62
都市人口：422,678
房屋中位数价格：$304,333
平均年薪：$50,290
CRSI 评分：5.26
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 62
Metro Population: 422,678
Median Home Price: $304,333
Average Annual Salary: $50,290
CRSI Score: 5.26

与西海岸的其他地区一样，塞勒姆地区的居民应该担心野火的威胁越来越大，以及气温升高、干旱、大量降雨和洪水等等。与北部人口较多的俄勒冈州波特兰市相比，塞勒姆需要关注的基础设施相对较少，而且都市区内和周边的自然环境更多，这有助于提高其对天气模式、气候和日益增加的气候变化的适应能力。自然灾害的可能性。
Like the rest of the West Coast, Salem area residents should be concerned about the growing threat of wildfires, along with rising temperatures, drought, extensive rainfall and flooding and more. Compared to the much more populous Portland, Oregon, to the north, Salem has relatively little infrastructure to be concerned about and more natural environment in and surrounding the metro area, which helps to increase its resiliency to changes in weather patterns, climate and the increased possibility of natural disasters.

13. 纽约罗切斯特
Rochester, New York
2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：72
地铁人口：1,072,877 美元
房屋中位数价格：$246,692
平均年薪：$52,170
CRSI 评分：5.29
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 72
Metro Population: $1,072,877
Median Home Price: $246,692
Average Annual Salary: $52,170
CRSI Score: 5.29

在纽约州北部，罗切斯特受益于远离海岸、积极开展保护工作以及位于广阔的自然环境中，这应该有助于它抵御重大天气事件、自然灾害和极端条件。气温上升和干旱是罗切斯特地区以及包括纽约和新泽西在内的其他地区的合理担忧，但极端低温也是居民需要做好准备的风险。
In upstate New York, Rochester benefits from being farther from the coast, having active conservation efforts and being located among an extensive natural environment that should help it withstand major weather events, natural disasters and extreme conditions. Rising temperatures and drought are reasonable concerns for the Rochester area and the rest of the region that includes New York and New Jersey, but extreme low temperatures are also a risk residents need to be prepared for.

12. 拉斯维加斯
Las Vegas

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：137
都市人口：2,182,004
房屋中位数价格：$349,786
平均年薪：$46,650
CRSI 评分：5.39
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 137
Metro Population: 2,182,004
Median Home Price: $349,786
Average Annual Salary: $46,650
CRSI Score: 5.39

内华达州南部面临气温上升的风险不足为奇，但拉斯维加斯比美国其他大部分地区更能抵御气候变化事件，而拉斯维加斯都会区人口稠密的地区提供的基础设施和建筑物能够抵御气候变化，远处的地区提供了一个基本上不受人类影响的自然环境。此外，地方和州政府在保护方面发挥了积极作用，尽管由于 COVID-19 大流行导致旅游业减少，当地经济在 2020 年受到重创。
It’s no surprise that southern Nevada is at risk of rising temperatures, but Las Vegas is more resilient against climate change events than most of the rest of the U.S. While the densely populated parts of the Las Vegas metro area provide infrastructure and buildings that are able to withstand climate change, the area beyond offers a natural environment largely uninfluenced by people. Additionally, local and state government take an active role in conservation, though the local economy was hit hard in 2020 as a result of reduced tourism stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.


11. 内华达州里诺
Reno, Nevada

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：56
都市人口：460,924
房屋中位数价格：$388,200
平均年薪：$48,460
CRSI 评分：5.45
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 56
Metro Population: 460,924
Median Home Price: $388,200
Average Annual Salary: $48,460
CRSI Score: 5.45

里诺位于西南部，这意味着它最有可能受到极端高温、干旱、昆虫爆发和野火的威胁。然而，与南加州的大部分地区相比，里诺发生这些事件的风险似乎相对较低，并且它积极开展当地保护工作，旨在维护自然环境和提高可持续性。作为位于内华达州与北加利福尼亚州交界处的人口不到 500,000 人的都市区，里诺还受益于不需要人工维护的广阔自然环境，使其对极端天气或气候变化引起的其他自然事件更具弹性。
Reno’s location in the Southwest means it’s most likely to be threatened by extreme heat, drought, insect outbreaks and wildfires. However, Reno appears to be at relatively low risk for these events compared to much of Southern California, and it has active local conservation efforts aimed at maintaining the natural environment and increasing sustainability. As a metro area of less than 500,000 people located at Nevada’s border with Northern California, Reno also benefits from an expansive natural environment that doesn’t require upkeep from people, making it more resilient to extreme weather or other natural events caused by climate change.

10. 爱达荷州博伊西
Boise, Idaho

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：11
都市人口：710,743
房屋中位数价格：$221,475
平均年薪：$47,170
CRSI 评分：6.04
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 11
Metro Population: 710,743
Median Home Price: $221,475
Average Annual Salary: $47,170
CRSI Score: 6.04

EPA 研究将博伊西置于太平洋西北地区，包括阿拉斯加、爱达荷、俄勒冈和华盛顿。野火、树木病害、海平面上升、侵蚀和永久冻土融化总体上威胁着该地区，但爱达荷州的内陆位置有助于抵消俄勒冈州、华盛顿州和阿拉斯加州海岸线特有的一些威胁。此外，博伊西周围的自然环境加上其积极的当地政府正在努力减少人类影响并为气候变化做准备，使博伊西在这份名单上排名第 10。
The EPA study places Boise within the Pacific Northwest region that covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Wildfires, tree disease, rising sea levels, erosion and melting permafrost threaten this region in general, but Idaho’s inland location helps offset some threats that are more specific to the coastlines of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Additionally, Boise’s surrounding natural environment combined with its active local government, which is working to lessen human impact and prepare for climate change, makes Boise No. 10 on this list.

9. 威斯康星州格林湾
Green Bay, Wisconsin

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：21
都市人口：319,401
房屋中位数价格：$181,700
平均年薪：$47,400
CRSI 评分：6.31
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 21
Metro Population: 319,401
Median Home Price: $181,700
Average Annual Salary: $47,400
CRSI Score: 6.31

与五大湖州的其他大部分地区一样，绿湾都会区的得分高于美国其他许多地区，因为政府努力遏制对环境的负面影响并更好地为不断变化的条件做好准备。整个地区从 EPA 获得的平均 CRSI 得分为 5.76，高于全国平均水平——格林湾作为威斯康星州人口相对较少的地区的一个小都市区，得分甚至更高，为 6.31，根据个别县的平均得分计算。
Like much of the rest of the Great Lakes states, the Green Bay metro area scores higher than many other parts of the U.S. for the government efforts in place to curb negative impacts on the environment and better prepare for changing conditions. The entire region receives an average CRSI score of 5.76 from the EPA, which is above the national average – Green Bay, as a small metro area in a relatively unpopulated part of Wisconsin, scores even higher at 6.31, averaged from individual county scores.

8. 缅因州波特兰
Portland, Maine

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：8
都市人口：532,075
房屋中位数价格：$310,300
平均年薪：$52,820
CRSI 评分：6.44
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 8
Metro Population: 532,075
Median Home Price: $310,300
Average Annual Salary: $52,820
CRSI Score: 6.44

东北地区面临的主要威胁是海平面上升、热浪和暴雨，这可能使当地基础设施、农业和渔业面临风险。波特兰都会区及其周边的自然环境状况，再加上当地政府为保护自然资源、制定计划和为居民做好准备所做的努力，有助于将波特兰地区的 CRSI 得分提高到高于大西洋沿岸南部许多县的水平海岸。
The major threats to the Northeast are rising sea levels, heat waves and heavy rain, which can put local infrastructure, agriculture and the fishing industry at risk. The condition of the natural environment in and around the Portland metro area, combined with efforts by the local government to conserve natural resources, establish a plan and prepare residents, helps raise the Portland area’s CRSI score higher compared to many counties farther south along the Atlantic coast.

7. 新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基
Albuquerque, New Mexico

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：120
都市人口：912,108
房屋中位数价格：$314,587
平均年薪：$48,660
CRSI 评分：6.52
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 120
Metro Population: 912,108
Median Home Price: $314,587
Average Annual Salary: $48,660
CRSI Score: 6.52

阿尔伯克基的气候最好被描述为山地沙漠：空气干燥，沙漠植物群在海拔 5,312 英尺的都市区的大部分地区都很突出。极端高温、干旱、昆虫爆发和野火对这座城市构成威胁，这些事件未来可能会导致能源短缺。但相对较少的人造基础设施位于火灾最有可能造成破坏的关键地点，而阿尔伯克基拥有不依赖人类维持的广阔自然区域。
Albuquerque’s climate is best described as mountain desert: The air is dry, and desert flora is prominent throughout much of the metro area, which sits at an altitude of 5,312 feet. Extreme heat, drought, insect outbreaks and wildfires are a risk to the city, with such events potentially causing energy shortages in the future. But relatively little man-made infrastructure is located in the key locations where fires would be most likely to cause devastation, and Albuquerque boasts expansive natural areas that don’t rely on humans to maintain.

6.亚利桑那州图森
Tucson, Arizona

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：81
都市人口：1,027,207
房屋中位数价格：$312,896
平均年薪：$49,110
CRSI 评分：7.0
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 81
Metro Population: 1,027,207
Median Home Price: $312,896
Average Annual Salary: $49,110
CRSI Score: 7.0

图森的沙漠景观从来都不是最宜居的环境，白天的高温和寒冷的夜晚会使暴露在危险的元素中。但是当谈到影响该地区的重大气候事件的风险时，图森被认为是相当有弹性的。当地的基础设施预计能够抵御气候事件，当地的保护工作与美国其他地区大致平均。
Tucson's desert landscape has never been the most habitable environment, with its high daytime temperatures and cold nights that can make exposure to the elements dangerous. But when it comes to risk of major climate events affecting the area, Tucson is considered fairly resilient. The local infrastructure is expected to be able to withstand climate events, and local conservation efforts are roughly average with the rest of the U.S.

5.加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉
Santa Barbara, California

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：115
都市人口：444,829
房屋中位数价格：464,954 美元
平均年薪：$56,540
CRSI 评分：7.18
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 115
Metro Population: 444,829
Median Home Price: $464,954
Average Annual Salary: $56,540
CRSI Score: 7.18

考虑到南加州野火的威胁，圣巴巴拉位于海岸和洛斯帕德雷斯国家森林以南，似乎意外地被列入这份名单。然而，该市正在积极应对气候变化以及由此产生的天气事件和自然灾害。圣巴巴拉的气候行动计划旨在确定社区中碳排放的主要来源，制定控制这些排放的战略，并积极致力于创造更可持续的环境。 2020 年，市议会通过了到 2035 年实现碳中和的目标。
Located along the coast and south of the Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara may seem like an unexpected inclusion on this list, given the threat of wildfires in Southern California. However, the city is taking a proactive approach to climate change and the resulting weather events and natural hazards. Santa Barbara's climate action plan is aimed at identifying major sources of carbon emissions in the community, developing strategies for curbing those emissions and actively working to create a more sustainable environment. In 2020, the city council adopted a goal of carbon neutrality by 2035.

4. 俄勒冈州尤金
Eugene, Oregon

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：65
都市人口：373,340
房屋中位数价格：$323,000
平均年薪：$48,820
CRSI 评分：8.49
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 65
Metro Population: 373,340
Median Home Price: $323,000
Average Annual Salary: $48,820
CRSI Score: 8.49

如果您担心气候变化，在最佳居住地名单上排名第 4 位的是尤金，作为俄勒冈州人口较少的地区，其承受的风险低于波特兰甚至塞勒姆等地。尽管组成尤金的县的平均 CRSI 得分为 8.49，但该地区在 EPA 报告中被明确命名为近年来遭受了严重干旱和大面积野火。
At No. 4 on the list for best places to live if you’re concerned about climate change is Eugene, which as a lesser populated part of Oregon endures lower risk than the likes of Portland or even Salem. Despite the fact that the counties that make up Eugene average a fairly high CRSI score of 8.49, the area is specifically named in the EPA report as having endured severe drought and extensive wildfire in recent years.

3. 华盛顿州斯波坎
Spokane, Washington

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：78
地铁人口：550,160
房屋中位数价格：$276,400
平均年薪：$51,120
CRSI 评分：9.32
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 78
Metro Population: 550,160
Median Home Price: $276,400
Average Annual Salary: $51,120
CRSI Score: 9.32

斯波坎是另一个受益于其相对偏远位置的都市区。 EPA 报告指出，海平面上升和海岸线侵蚀是太平洋西北部基础设施的主要风险，但斯波坎位于华盛顿东侧意味着它避免了这种特殊威胁。但与太平洋西北部的大部分地区一样，随着全球气温升高，斯波坎很容易受到华盛顿和蒙大拿州山脉未来积雪融化的影响。
Spokane is another metro area that benefits from its relatively remote location. The EPA report points out that sea level rise and shoreline erosion are major risks to infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest, but Spokane’s location on the eastern side of Washington means it avoids this particular threat. But like much of the Pacific Northwest, Spokane is vulnerable to future snowpack melt from the mountain ranges in both Washington and Montana as temperatures rise globally.

2. 檀香山
Honolulu

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：113
都市人口：984,821
房屋中位数价格：$581,658
平均年薪：$57,060
CRSI 评分：15.57
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 113
Metro Population: 984,821
Median Home Price: $581,658
Average Annual Salary: $57,060
CRSI Score: 15.57

EPA 报告指出，自然资源保护是许多得分高的县的重要贡献者，夏威夷的情况确实如此。檀香山受益于全州努力减少入侵物种削弱自然环境的机会。当然，檀香山都会区面临季节性热带风暴和飓风的风险，但在夏威夷，重大破坏或破坏并不常见，部分原因是海水温度较低，以及岛屿东北部的高压系统阻止了许多大风暴。然而，住在火奴鲁鲁是有代价的：它是美国 150 个人口最多的都市区中生活成本第八高的地方。
The EPA report notes that natural resource conservation is a strong contributor for many counties with high scores, and that's certainly the case in Hawaii. Honolulu benefits from statewide efforts to reduce the chances of invasive species weakening the natural environment. Of course, the Honolulu metro area is at risk for seasonal tropical storms and hurricanes, but major damage or devastation is not typical in Hawaii due in part to colder water temperatures and the high-pressure system northeast of the islands that deters many big storms. Living in Honolulu comes at a cost, however: It's the eighth-most expensive place to live out of the 150 most populous metro areas in the U.S.

1. 阿拉斯加州安克雷奇
Anchorage, Alaska

2021-2022 年最佳地点排名：90
都市人口：398,900
房屋中位数价格：$265,300
平均年薪：$60,020
CRSI 评分：25.8
Best Places 2021-2022 Rank: 90
Metro Population: 398,900
Median Home Price: $265,300
Average Annual Salary: $60,020
CRSI Score: 25.8

安克雷奇都市区在“最佳居住地”名单上的所有都市区中的 CRSI 得分最高，这在很大程度上是因为大部分都市区没有建成，仍然是荒野。与大城市环境相比，自然环境对重大天气事件的适应能力要强得多，并且可以更好地适应不断变化的海平面或温度。由于人口和人造基础设施较少，该地区需要维护的东西也较少，这使得荒野能够对不断变化的天气模式和气候做出自然反应。
The Anchorage metro area has the highest CRSI score out of all the metro areas on the Best Places to Live list, due in large part to the fact that much of the metro area is not built up and remains wilderness. The natural environment is far more resilient to a major weather event than a large city setting and can better adapt to changing sea levels or temperatures. With less people and man-made infrastructure, there are fewer things to be maintained in the area, allowing the wilderness to react naturally to changing weather patterns and climate.

如果您担心气候变化，请选择这些美国的最佳居住地
The Best Places to Live in the U.S. if You're Concerned About Climate Change